Top Ten Trees & Plants For Acid Soils

There are a number of trees and plants that are tolerant of acid soils but a good few really special ones that will love it and make anyone visiting incredibly jealous because they probably won’t be able to grow it on their bog standard soil. Another advantage of having an acid soil is that you will tend to get richer autumn colours.

So, as with most ‘restrictive’ soil types, it really is a case of pros and cons and playing to your gardens strengths by getting your plant selections spot on.

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Latin Name Common Name
1 Embothrium coccineum Chilean firebrush
2 Hamamelis genus Witch hazel
3 Kalmia latifolia Calico bush
4 Rhododendron genus
5 Pieris genus
6 Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo tree
7 Camellia genus
8 Corylopsis pauciflora
9 Fothergilla major
10 Leucothoe fontanesiana

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